Word: 甕 (wèng)

甕 is how 瓮 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 瓮

甕 dictionary entry

wèng: pottery container for water, wine etc; surname Weng

Full dictionary entry for 甕

Example sentences using 甕

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扳倒大甕掃小米兒，摸到底了

bāndǎo dà wèng sǎo xiǎomǐ ér, mō dàodǐ le

tipping over a big jar to sweep up the millet: reached the bottom
甕里捉王八，保險又保險

wèng li zhuō wángba, bǎoxiǎn yòu bǎoxiǎn

catching a turtle in a jar: safe and doubly safe
甕里捉王八，大小都逃不出去

wèng li zhuō wángba, dàxiǎo dōu táobùchū qù

catching turtles in a jar: big or small, none can escape
甕里捉王八，手到擒來

wèng li zhuō wángba, shǒudàoqínlái

catching a turtle in a jar: seize it the moment your hand reaches
甕里燒木炭，有火沒處發

wèng li shāo mùtàn, yǒu huǒ méi chù fā

burning charcoal inside a jar: there is fire but nowhere for it to go out
船里不走針,甕里不走鱉

chuán li bù zǒu zhēn,wèng li bù zǒu biē

a needle can't get away in a boat, a turtle can't get away in a jar